Humanities Ladder academysummer camp 2018

Experience living on a college campus for a weekBuild skills that will help you succeed in high school and collegeWork alongside S.L. Price, bestselling author of Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American TownExplore the meaning of “The Good Life” through art, theatre, writing, and more!

ABOUT THE CAMP

During this week-long experience, students will participate in workshops focused on various areas of study such as Art, English, History and Philosophy. Students will work with bestselling authors, innovative artists, and college professors and students in a unique, engaging learning environment.

Students will experience living on a college campus while building skills to help them succeed through high school and college. When not in workshops, students enjoy activities like intramural sports, hip hop dance classes, game nights, off-campus field trips and more!

WHENJune 18-22, 2018

WHERESlippery Rock University1 Morrow WaySlippery Rock, PA 16057

WHAT'S INCLUDEDAll meals, lodging, activities, and transportation to and from Aliquippa and Union Area High schools.

CAMP WORKSHOPSART: Students will have the opportunity to be creative and bolster their inner artist in a real studio.

ENGLISH: Harness the power of past literary works written by others to encourage new creative expression.

CRIMINOLOGY: This workshop will occur in a “crime lab” where students will take part in the hands-on experience of processing simulated crime scenes.

CALLIGRAPHY: Learn characters in Japanese and practice them using the art of calligraphy.

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY: Students will learn the history and significance of the Japanese tea ceremony through a demonstration of making and serving matcha tea.

THEATRE: Participants will create, design and perform a short play from start to finish in a series of 90-minute sessions.

PHILOSOPHY: Students will read, discuss and create Stoic texts to assess how well Stoicism can contribute to their own happiness and notion of a good life.

ARCHAEOLOGY: Learn how archaeologists dig up the past to understand the values and ways of life of people that lived hundreds or thousands of years ago.

HISTORY: Immerse yourself in the past through a high-energy interactive roleplaying game, where you take on the role of a person who lived during transformational times like the American Revolution, Civil Rights movement, or ancient Greece.

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Registration

Please fill out the form below no later than March 30, 2018. We will contact you with additional camp details as the date approaches. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact us at publichumanities@sru.edu.